Snowiest Resorts by Continent
Top 10 Resorts in North America
The following ranks the resorts in North America by expected snowfall over the next 3 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. White Pass27 cm | |
2. Whistler Blackcomb25 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain21 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker20 cm | |
5. Revelstoke15 cm | |
6. Stevens Pass14 cm | |
7. Mount Snow12 cm | |
8. Stratton12 cm | |
9. Whitewater Ski Resort11 cm | |
10. Mt Bachelor10 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker35 cm | |
2. Stevens Pass27 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain25 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor23 cm | |
5. Whistler Blackcomb19 cm | |
6. Willamette Pass17 cm | |
7. White Pass17 cm | |
8. Hoodoo15 cm | |
9. Mt Hood Meadows14 cm | |
10. Timberline Lodge14 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whistler Blackcomb20 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker16 cm | |
3. Wolf Creek14 cm | |
4. Stevens Pass14 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort13 cm | |
6. Whitewater Ski Resort12 cm | |
7. Revelstoke12 cm | |
8. Angel Fire Resort11 cm | |
9. 49 Degrees North9 cm | |
10. Smugglers' Notch Resort9 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crystal Mountain38 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker37 cm | |
3. Stevens Pass27 cm | |
4. Stratton20 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe19 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort18 cm | |
7. Okemo Mountain Resort18 cm | |
8. Killington18 cm | |
9. Whistler Blackcomb16 cm | |
10. Mt Bachelor16 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor47 cm | |
2. Willamette Pass29 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker28 cm | |
4. Mt Hood Meadows25 cm | |
5. Timberline Lodge25 cm | |
6. Whitewater Ski Resort24 cm | |
7. 49 Degrees North22 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort19 cm | |
9. Jay Peak Resort16 cm | |
10. Whistler Blackcomb15 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Europe
The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 3 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Verbier5 cm | |
2. Zermatt5 cm | |
3. Les Arcs4 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
6. Crans Montana3 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
9. St Moritz2 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
3. Crans Montana4 cm | |
4. Les Arcs3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
6. Verbier2 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
9. St Moritz1 cm | |
10. Zermatt1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc10 cm | |
2. Verbier10 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées8 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
5. Les Arcs5 cm | |
6. Davos5 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen5 cm | |
9. Zermatt4 cm | |
10. Crans Montana3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana8 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
3. Les Arcs4 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
5. St Moritz3 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
8. Davos1 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
10. Val Gardena1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
3. Les Arcs7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
6. St Moritz4 cm | |
7. Verbier3 cm | |
8. Zermatt3 cm | |
9. Winterberg2 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf2 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Asia
The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 3 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen31 cm | |
2. Niseko United28 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu15 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai9 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu7 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen32 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm | |
4. Niseko United15 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley10 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley73 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai55 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen48 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu21 cm | |
5. Niseko United13 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
8. Beidahu2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen12 cm | |
2. Jikepulin-Hemu9 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu8 cm | |
4. Niseko United6 cm | |
5. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
6. Lotte Arai4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai44 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen23 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu19 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley10 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu6 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort5 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. Niseko United2 cm | |